... The Hungarians and Czechs are worse off now than they were in the 1980's, but their mentality is said to be apathetic. For example, in Communism, everyone was forced to be a member of some sort of Communist controlled organization, such as trade unions. Now that democracy is present, people are not forced to do anything, but they have lost that sense of security they once had. One must not overlook the fact that the Communist regime in Hungary "was the least repressive among Communist states: It tolerated the greatest degree of contact with the West."3 Hungarians today have "the freedom of speech and travel, but in material terms, they are worse off."4 In Czechoslovakia, "almost half the population was dissatisfied and nonsupportive of economic reform."5 During the Cold War, "Czechoslovakia had one of Communism's highest living standards."6 "Before the end of the world war, Czechoslovakia was one of the ...

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